Signaling structure for data signaling

Abstract

There is disclosed a method of operating a transmitting radio node ( 10, 100 ) in a wireless communication network, the method comprising transmitting data signaling in a signaling time interval, wherein an integer number CB of code blocks of data are associated to an integer number BS of allocation units of the signaling time interval. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. Method of operating a transmitting radio node in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
 transmitting data signaling in a signaling time interval, 
 wherein the data signaling comprises a first integer number of code blocks, 
 wherein the signaling time interval has a second integer number of allocation units, 
 wherein the first integer number of code blocks of data are mapped to the second integer number of allocation units of the signaling time interval, such that based at least on the mapping between the first integer number of code blocks of data and the second integer number of allocation units, the first integer number of code blocks of data are processed in parallel, 
 decoding the first integer number of code blocks of data predicted based at least on the mapping between the first integer number of code blocks of data and the second integer number of allocation units, 
 wherein the allocation units are time units. 
 
     
     
       2. Transmitting radio node for a wireless communication network, the transmitting radio node comprising a processing circuitry, a memory, and a radio circuitry, the transmitting radio node being adapted for:
 transmitting data signaling in a signaling time interval, 
 wherein the data signaling comprises a first integer number of code blocks, 
 wherein the signaling time interval has a second integer number of allocation units, 
 wherein the first integer number of code blocks of data are mapped to the second integer number of allocation units of the signaling time interval, such that based at least on the mapping between the first integer number of code blocks of data and the second integer number of allocation units, the first integer number of code blocks of data are processed in parallel, 
 decoding the first integer number of code blocks of data predicted based at least on the mapping between the first integer number of code blocks of data and the second integer number of allocation units, 
 wherein the allocation units are time units. 
 
     
     
       3. Method of operating a receiving radio node in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
 receiving data signaling in a signaling time interval, 
 wherein the data signaling comprises a first integer number of code blocks, 
 wherein the signaling time interval has a second integer number of allocation units, 
 wherein the first integer number of code blocks of data are mapped to the second integer number of allocation units of the signaling time interval, such that based at least on the mapping between the first integer number of code blocks of data and the second integer number of allocation units, the first integer number of code blocks of data are processed in parallel, 
 decoding the first integer number of code blocks of data predicted based at least on the mapping between the first integer number of code blocks of data and the second integer number of allocation units, 
 wherein the allocation units are time units. 
 
     
     
       4. Receiving node for a wireless communication network, the receiving radio comprising a processing circuitry, a memory, and a radio circuitry, the receiving node being adapted for:
 receiving data signaling in a signaling time interval, 
 wherein the data signaling comprises a first integer number of code blocks, 
 wherein the signaling time interval has a second integer number of allocation units, 
 wherein the first integer number of code blocks of data are mapped to the second integer number of allocation units of the signaling time interval, such that based at least on the mapping between the first integer number of code blocks of data and the second integer number of allocation units, the first integer number of code blocks of data are processed in parallel, 
 decoding the first integer number of code blocks of data predicted based at least on the mapping between the first integer number of code blocks of data and the second integer number of allocation units, 
 wherein the allocation units are time units. 
 
     
     
       5. Receiving node according to  claim 4 , wherein a code block comprises and/or is associated to error coding, e.g. error detection coding and/or error correction coding. 
     
     
       6. Receiving node according to  claim 4 , wherein one code block is contained in one allocation unit, or one code block occupies multiple allocation units. 
     
     
       7. Receiving node according to  claim 4 , wherein to a code block, there is mapped one packet data unit from a higher layer. 
     
     
       8. Receiving node according to  claim 4 , wherein the data signaling comprises a plurality of code blocks, with independent error detection coding for each code block. 
     
     
       9. Receiving node according to  claim 4 , wherein the data signaling comprises a plurality of code blocks, wherein no collective error detection coding is included in and/or associated to the data signaling. 
     
     
       10. Receiving node according to  claim 4 , wherein each code block of the data signaling is either contained in one allocation unit, or occupies multiple allocation units. 
     
     
       11. Receiving node according to  claim 4 , wherein the second allocation units comprise first code blocks, wherein the first code blocks have the same size. 
     
     
       12. Receiving node according to  claim 4 , wherein the second allocation units comprise first code blocks, wherein code blocks of the first code blocks have different sizes. 
     
     
       13. Receiving node according to  claim 4 , wherein the number of code blocks per allocation unit and/or code block size is based on modulation scheme and/or bandwidth. 
     
     
       14. Computer readable non-transitory storage medium storing a computer program which, when executed on a processing circuitry, causes the processing circuitry to control and/or perform a method according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
       15. Computer readable non-transitory storage medium storing a computer program which, when executed on a processing circuitry, causes the processing circuitry to control and/or perform a method according to  claim 3 .